precede
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precede
to go before; to preface: precede a statement with a qualification
Not to be confused with:
proceed – progress, emanate, ensue; move or go forward; to carry on: proceed to the exit
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pre·cede
(prĭ-sēd′)v. pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing, pre·cedes
v.tr.
1. To come, exist, or occur before in time: A lecture preceded the movie.
2. To be in front of or prior to in order: A precedes B in the alphabet.
3. To go in advance of: A marching band preceded the float.
4. To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.
v.intr.
To be before in time, order, or position.
[Middle English preceden, from Old French preceder, from Latin praecēdere : prae-, pre- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
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precede
(prɪˈsiːd)vb
1. to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc
2. (tr) to preface or introduce
[C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
pre•cede
(prɪˈsid)v. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. v.t.
1. to go before, as in place, rank, importance, or time.
2. to introduce by something preliminary; preface.
v.i. 3. to go or come before.
pre•ced′a•ble, adj.
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proceed
– precede1. 'proceed'
If you proceed (/prəsiːd/) to do something, you do it after you have finished doing something else.
He proceeded to explain.
She proceeded to hand over the key to my room.
In stories and formal English, if someone proceeds in a particular direction, they go in that direction.
He proceeded downstairs.
...as we were proceeding along Chiswick High Street.
2. 'precede'
To precede (/prɪsiːd/) an event means to happen before it. Precede is a formal word.
The children's dinner was preceded by party games.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
precede
Past participle: preceded
Gerund: preceding
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Verb | 1. | precede - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" |
2. | precede - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position | |
3. | precede - be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | |
4. | precede - move ahead (of others) in time or space go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" | |
5. | precede - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" preamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document |
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precede
verb
1. go before, introduce, herald, pave the way for, usher in, antedate, antecede, forerun Intensive negotiations preceded the vote.
2. go ahead of, lead, head, go before, take precedence Alice preceded them from the room.
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precede
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Translations
يَسْبِق
předejít
gå forankomme før
vera/koma/fara á undan
atsitikti pirma koeiti pirma kopirma einantispirma įvykęsprecedentas
iet pa priekšunotikt iepriekš
predísť
biti pred komzgoditi se pred čim
önde gitmek
precede
[prɪˈsiːd] VT (in space, time, rank) → preceder, antecederhe let me precede him through the door → me dejó pasar por la puerta a mí primero
the concert was preceded by a talk → el concierto vino precedido de una charla
his reputation had preceded him → su reputación jugaba en contra de él
for a month preceding this → durante un mes anterior a esto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
precede
[prɪˈsiːd] vt
(= happen before) → précéder
to be preceded by sth → être précédé par qch
The earthquake was preceded by several smaller tremors → Le tremblement de terre a été précédé par plusieurs secousses plus petites.
to be preceded by sth → être précédé par qch
The earthquake was preceded by several smaller tremors → Le tremblement de terre a été précédé par plusieurs secousses plus petites.
(= be the predecessor of) → précéder
(= go in front of) → précéder
(= come before) [paragraph, sentence, chapter] → précéder
vi → précéder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
precede
vt (in order, time) → vorangehen (+dat); (in importance) → gehen vor (+dat); (in rank) → stehen über (+dat); for the month preceding this → den (ganzen) Monat davor; to precede a lecture with a joke → einem Vortrag einen Witz vorausschicken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
precede
[prɪˈsiːd] vt (in space, time) → precederehe preceded me as chairman of the Society → è stato il mio predecessore nella presidenza della Società
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
precede
(priˈsiːd) verb to go, happen etc before. She preceded him into the room.
precedence (ˈpresidəns) noun (the right of) going before in order of importance etc. This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment.
ˌprecedent (ˈpresidənt) noun a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future.
preˈceding adjectiveon the preceding page.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
precede
v. preceder, anteceder, anteponer.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012